RECYCLING IS NOT AN OPTION
-- IT'S THE LAW!
The Source Separation Law requires that everyone must
source separate solid waste.
Questions? Call the Westchester County Recycling Hotline
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Recyclables are collected once per week. Refer to your "Guide" for the schedule; please call the
office at (914) 245-4438 if you do not have a Yorktown green recycling bin.
Place the following COMMINGLED CONTAINERS in the green recycling bin:
RECYCLE clear, green or brown glass jars and bottles. Rinse containers, discard lids and caps - place unbroken glass in the bin. RECYCLE plastic containers coded 1 or 2 (find number stamped on the bottom of container inside the recycling symbol - three arrows making a triangle). Rinse containers, discard caps, and place in bin. RECYCLE food and beverage cans, clean
aluminum foil and trays, and empty aerosol cans. Rinse metal containers and place in bin.
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, JUNK MAIL & TELEPHONE BOOKS should be placed in brown, kraft paper bags (from the supermarket). Fill up to 4 bags per week and set next to the green recycling bin. Please do NOT use PLASTIC BAGS!
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD - empty boxes of all packing materials, flatten and tie.
Note: please dispose of one-layered gray cardboard such as cereal, tissue, diaper or gift boxes, and pizza boxes in the trash, not with recyclables.
Recycle! Yorktown WINS when we fill our BINS!!
Recycling reminders:
* Place ALL recyclables at curb by 6:00 am on your scheduled recycling day.
* Please note that recyclables will be collected by two separate trucks at
different times of the day.
* When you move, please leave the recycling bin with the house.
* Additional bins cost $5.00 and are available at the Environmental Conservation Office
(behind the Police Station).
* Recycling saves natural resources and tax dollars.
DO NOT RECYCLE ceramic dishes and cookware; light bulbs; plastic flowerpots; plastic bags; plastic toys; one-layered gray cardboard boxes; aerosol cans that held bug spray or paint; or clothes hangars.
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